Monthly Archives: February 2014

Here’s something people say to me all the time. “I know you’re a really busy person.” Then they go on to ask me for a favor, or a meeting, or to give them some advice. Well, I want people to stop that. Not asking for the favor, the meeting, or the advice. I want them […]

If you are thinking of making a job change, you’ve probably thought about the difference between internal and external candidates. People who are already inside the company where you want to work have some advantages and disadvantages over people outside the company. What is it best to be, and why?

We all have been there. The work pressures get to us. Some days the work gets so overwhelming we want to blow a gasket and do something different. Some people retire early, change jobs, start their own business, or get a corporate job. Today’s focus will be on the last two I stated. Starting a […]

LinkedIn has been around for more than a decade now. Since the beginning, there have been plenty of users who try to connect with just about everybody. This is a terrible idea for a bunch of reasons. Please stop trying to link up with everyone on LinkedIn.